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Carroll Co. Birds 3/9-11/09

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Bob Ringler

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Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:01:16 +0000

On Monday, Mar. 9 on Rt.97 near Westminster: 



Wild Turkey  8 feeding in stubble cornfield next to Park & Ride at Rt.32, largest flock I have seen in Carroll 



On Tuesday, Mar. 10 Joe Hanfman covered the list for Piney Run. My personal highlights there were: 

Tundra Swan  12 on the lake and a flock of 77 looking for a place to land 

Redhead  7 

Red-necked Grebe  2 



Later at Morgan Run NEA off Ben Rose Lane: 

Fox Sparrow  4, at least 

Pine Siskin  3 



Today, Mar. 11 at Liberty Watershed. In the morning on Deer Park Road: 



Tundra Swan  12 flying over 

Pileated Woodpecker  1 

Phoebe  1, my first of the spring 

Pine Warbler  5, at least, all singing, both sides of the lake 



This evening at Liberty Lake off Oakland Road: 



Canada Goose  5 

Mallard  17 

Lesser Scaup  1 male 

Hooded Merganser  4 females 

Common Merganser  10 

Pied-billed Grebe  2 

DC Cormorant  1, my first of the spring 

Ring-billed Gull  155 

Herring Gull  1 

Kingfisher  2 

Bob Ringler 
Eldersburg MD